help with residency questions

Your message is a little confusing. Are you Dominican? It is not evident in what you have written. If your mother is of Dominican decent than there are different requirements. Is your mother a Canadian citizen? You may not want to at this point but you will have to have an attorney to complete this process. I would contact one now to have your questions answered. It is well worth the money.

LTSteve

I could be wrong, but I don't believe you can complete the residency process without one. Maybe others can chime in to confirm this. Do you speak Spanish? Are you or your husband residents of the DR? As you know the residency process starts with getting the correct documents in your home country. First you are applying for temporary residency. Once the process is complete and your paperwork has been filed it could take 6-12 months to get approval. Once you have temporary residency, this is renewed for, I believe, 5 years before you can apply for permanent residency. After you get your permanent residency you could apply for citizenship. I would say though, that if your mother is getting benefits from Canada than there is no reason to go this route. When you apply for temporay residency in Santo Domingo your mother will be required to get a chest x ray and give blood and a urine sample. This is done in the same general offices as where you file your paper work. Your on the right track in Canada, she needs a copy of her birth certificate, a full copy of all the pages in her passport, a criminal background check in Canada done by either your provincial police or the RCMP. This includes fingerprinting. These have to be apostillized in Canada. This an official seal that is recognized international as an official document. I don't believe you need the official stamp on your passport. You also need these documents translated into Spanish and notorized. Is the letter of guarantor notorized? If not this could be done in Canada. As you can see it is quite involved and a lengthy process. Good luck. As I said at the beginning that I believe you will need some type of representation to complete this process. If I were you I would go to the Canadian Embassy in Santo Domingo and ask a lot of questions to get clarification. Also at the top of these forums is an ad for a company that assists in the residency process. Check it out. There is a lot of useful information here.

LTSteve

She's a Canadian woman married to a Dominican guy. She states her husband is fluent in both Languages. As of June 1st 2012 residency rules changed under Immigration law 285-04 and Immigration regulation 631-11.
In your mother's case unless she has a pension income in excess of 1500 USD per month she will have to become a temporary resident first.
First step- apply for residency visa at the Dominican Consulate in Toronto ( very helpful people in my experience)
Usually you need - passport good for at least 18 months, Medical Certicate, Criminal Record Check (RCMP)
Birth Certificate
Documents proving solvency
Letter of guarantee signed by a Dominican (Spanish)
Everything will have translated in to Spanish by the Consulate for which they have a fee in $us.
Her best bet is to contact the consulate by e-mail or phone and ask questions.
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Can you get a criminal check if you are not in Canada?

Arrugala:

Her mother is in Canada and she is talking about residency in the DR for her mother. The original letter was a little confusing and left out some pertinent details.

LTSteve

arrugala said:

Can you get a criminal check if you are not in Canada?

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NO, because you need to physically have your fingerprints taken.

I would send the letter to her in Canada and have her get it Apostilized and translated into Spanish, unless it is already in Spanish?

LTSteve

The guarantor letter must be signed by two witnesses in the DR, legalized at the Procuraduria. If it is being used by DR EMBASSY (for visa purposes) it does not have to be apostillized. DR embassy is a DR soil, meaning a legalization required is by Procuraduria (330 pesos).

If a person does not renew the residency they have already in the D.R. within the 45 day period prior to expiration,what is the penalty amount for renewing? $300 USD or more or less?

LeeStetson said:

If a person does not renew the residency they have already in the D.R. within the 45 day period prior to expiration,what is the penalty amount for renewing? $300 USD or more or less?

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Can someone answer the above question AND how many days past expiration can the permanent residency still be renewed?

fine is 400 pesos per month, currently. not sure about limits but years...

I have my Cedula and Permanent Residency. Both have to be renewed this year. I renewed it twice before and it was simple and some pesos. I am hearing that now the system has changed and I may have to get an X Ray and re do some paperwork. New process or new Cedula. Is this true? And if so any advise on how difficult this will be?

we discussed it millions of times.

for the residency you need to file all the paperwork again (police check, proof of solvency) and you have to do the medical (x-ray and blood/urine test) again.
cedula renewal remains what it was.

i suggest you renew the residency as soon as you can. i believe it can be done 45 days before expiry date. then with renewed residency do your cedula.

I missed that info. There is more too now birth certificates need a Apostille also before they didnt. Tell me this is a one time thing that this wont be the process for renewal every time? Geese that would be unbearable. What is the going rate these days to get help with that? Thanks for the responce dv8.

Joe Boots said:

I missed that info. There is more too now birth certificates need a Apostille also before they didnt. Tell me this is a one time thing that this wont be the process for renewal every time? Geese that would be unbearable. What is the going rate these days to get help with that? Thanks for the responce dv8.

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You don't need to provide a birth certificate to renew residency.

LeeStetson said:

Can someone answer the above question AND how many days past expiration can the permanent residency still be renewed?

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It's 900 pesos per month total (cedula and residency permit) for each month that it is late.

no. it is 400 a month for residency and 700 for cedula. so 1100 for both.

this is why i said to renew the residency asap because if you start the process too late you will pay the late renewal. btw, the first month after the expiry date does not count, that's the time when you can renew without any fines.